I went on a hiking trip over the weekend to Thunder Lake, CO. The hike the first day was around 7 miles (2,000 ft elevation gain.) The next day, rather than rest at camp with the majority of the group, a few of us decided to hike another 5-6 miles round trip (another 2,000 ft elevation gain) to the Lake of Many Winds and then on to the mountain pass above the lake (also part of the continental divide.) Finally, on the third day of our trip we hiked the 7 miles back down to our car. One of the many exciting parts of the trip was seeing a mother black bear and her cub about 30 feet away from us on the trail back to the car. It was a good chance to remember some of the muscles in my body that I don't use too often
a20120630_113230 (1) by dontcontact9449992a, on Flickr
40.23950°N / 105.6632°W
about 12,400 ft elevation at the top of the pass
a20120630_113230 (1) by dontcontact9449992a, on Flickr
40.23950°N / 105.6632°W
about 12,400 ft elevation at the top of the pass
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